Andre Johnsonwanted nothing to do with Houston's offseason program, but the All-Pro wide receiver expressed optimism on Wednesday that he'd be in uniform when the Texans open training camp later this month.

"I haven't been public about anything," Johnson said. "I just choose not to talk publicly about it. It's in-house and that's the way I choose to keep it. I'm not a big media guy, so I refuse to talk about it."

Johnson expressed frustration with the Texans in May, openly wondering if Houston still was the right place for him on the heels of last season's 2-14 car crash.

He's under contract through the 2016 season, though, and trading him would bury the team with $11.96 million in dead money against this year's salary cap.